Question

Which of the following is not true about the invention of the steam locomotive?

Less people could afford to buy products because goods were still expensive.
People who made less money could afford more products.
The steam locomotive business created jobs for more people.
The steam locomotive technology was used to invent the steamboat.

Answer 1

"Less people could afford to buy products because goods were still expensive." is not true.

Why: steam locomotives cut transport costs and sped distribution, helping lower prices and expand markets so many lower‑income people could buy more goods. (For clarity: both steamboats and locomotives used steam‑engine technology, though early steamboats appeared before widespread locomotives.)